Fundamentals of Cardiac Surgery

This is a presentation of the essential clinical and operative information relevant to the surgical treatment of congenital and acquired heart disease. It summarizes the various diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of cardiac surgery, with integration of basic sciences and clinical data, providing an overview of current practice. For students, the book provides an introduction to the complex problems inherent in the study of cardiology and cardiac surgery. For surgical trainees, there is succinct but comprehensive detail of operative procedures, which serves as a convenient reference for the case at hand.